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New York State bans hydraulic fracturing

By THOMAS KAPLAN
DEC. 17, 2014

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s administration announced on Wednesday that it
would ban hydraulic fracturing in New York State because of concerns
over health risks, ending years of debate over a method of extracting
natural gas.
Fracking, as it is known, was heavily promoted as a source of economic
revival for depressed communities along New York’s border with
Pennsylvania, and Mr. Cuomo had once been poised to embrace it.

Voters Ban Fracking In Texas, California, And Ohio

Wed, 2014-11-05 13:50
by MIKE GAWORECKI

But it was not all bad news for the climate yesterday, because many
communities are not content to wait on the President to take action:
Citizen-led initiatives to ban fracking won big in California, Ohio,
and Texas.
The biggest of these victories was undoubtedly won in Denton, TX. A
small city northwest of Dallas, Denton already has 275 fracked wells.
Locals' concerns about fracking's impact on health and the environment
led to a landslide 59% to 41% win for the measure, which bans fracking
within city limits.

Vermont becomes 1st state to ban hydraulic fracturing

May 16, 2012

Vermont
Gov. Peter Shumlin on Wednesday signed into law the nation's first ban
on a hotly debated natural gas drilling technique that involves
blasting chemical-laced water deep into the ground. The Democrat,
surrounded at a Statehouse ceremony by environmentalists and Twinfield
Union School students who pushed for the ban, said the law may help
Vermont set an example for other states.

The ban may be
largely symbolic, though, because there is believed to be little to no
natural gas or oil beneath the surface in Vermont.
The gas drilling
technique, called hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, involves the
high-pressure injection of water and chemicals into the ground to split
rock apart and release natural gas or oil.

Superfund Sites Where You Live

A
Superfund site is an uncontrolled or abandoned place where hazardous
waste is located, possibly affecting local ecosystems or people. Sites
are listed on the National Priorities List (NPL) upon completion of
Hazard Ranking System (HRS) screening, public solicitation of comments
about the proposed site, and after all comments have been addressed.

Over
the past 20+ years, Superfund has located and analyzed tens of
thousands of hazardous waste sites, protected people and the
environment from contamination at the worst sites, and involved states,
local communities, and other partners in cleanup. Superfund measures
its cleanup accomplishments through various criteria including
construction and post construction completions of hazardous waste
sites. (website)